Monarch

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Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
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12/7
0-1" Mostly Cloudy
26°F
↓ Base
W 15mph
30mph
70%
0" Mostly Clear
18°F
↓ Base
W 10mph
25mph
40%
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12/8
0-1" Partly Cloudy
24°F
↓ Base
W 15mph
40mph
50%
1-3" Snow
20°F
↓ Base
W 25mph
55mph
80%
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12/9
0-1" Cloudy
24°F
↓ Base
WSW 20mph
50mph
70%
2-4" Snow
15°F
↓ Base
WSW 15mph
40mph
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12/10
1-2" Snow
12°F
↓ Base
W 20mph
40mph
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0-1" Cold
-4°F
↓ Base
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35mph
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12/11
0" Sunny
17°F
↓ Base
WNW 20mph
35mph
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0" Clear
16°F
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Forecast Elev: 11,370ft Base Elev: 10,790ft Summit Elev: 11,950ft Updated: 58 minutes ago

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Snowfall History
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Resort Reported at Sun Dec 5

Current Weather

20°F
Temperature
15mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Tuesday Dec 7 @ 2:00am MST

Snowpack

64%
of average for the season
Estimated on Monday Dec 6 @ 5:00am MST
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 27 miles of Monarch at an average elevation of 10330ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Monarch and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.
OpenSnow does not verify this data. Resorts are responsible for any errors. Report a problem
Snow report provided by SnoCountry

Cams

Snow Stake (cleared At 530am)
Snow Stake (cleared At 530am)
Snow Stake (cleared After Storm, 12" Tall)
Snow Stake (cleared After Storm, 12" Tall)
Pioneer Lift Top
Pioneer Lift Top
Base Lodge Looking Up
Base Lodge Looking Up
Base Lodge Looking Down
Base Lodge Looking Down
Mountain View
Mountain View
Monarch Pass Looking West
Monarch Pass Looking West

Daily Snow Forecasts

Chase Powder
Get Ready! 12-18 inches for many areas of the west.
Updated 19 hours ago Powderchaser Steve
Teasers will be the main story early this week with light snow falling from the Cascades, Sierra, and northern Rockies early this week. Much larger and colder system will slam into the PNW late week and bring much needed snow to the Rockies and perhaps the Sierra.
US and Canada
Active pattern developing out West
Updated 19 hours ago Alan Smith
Much-needed snowfall is on the way out West this week as a more active pattern takes hold with frequent storms. Early week storms will favor the Northwest, while a strong storm will favor areas farther south later this week, including California, Utah, and Colorado. This weekend and early next week, the pattern will favor the West Coast with heavy snow possible for the Cascades and Sierra.
Colorado
Weak storm on Tuesday, strong storm on Friday
Updated 20 hours ago Joel Gratz
Monday will be dry for most of the day. From Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon, a weak storm will bring 2-6 inches of snow to most mountains with up to 8"+ in spots. Wednesday will be mostly dry. Then from Thursday morning through Friday night, a strong storm should deliver decent snow totals to most mountains with 10-20"+ for some spots.

Trail Maps

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Winter Map

Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Danger
Low (1)
Valid Sunday, Dec 5th 5:00pm MST 1 day ago
Until Tuesday, Dec 7th 5:30pm MST

Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features.

More Details

The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Sawatch Zone forecast provided by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

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